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List of countries without rivers

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There are currently 18 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent naturalriver flowing within them, though some of them havestreams or seasonal watercourses such aswadis.^[1]

TheArabian Peninsula is the largestsubregion in the world without any permanent natural river. Countries in this subregion have wadis instead.

Sovereign states

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Dependencies and other territories

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Asia

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Europe

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Gibraltar^[11]

The Americas

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Oceania

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References

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^Which Countries Don't Have Rivers?
^Creative Media Applications, Inc. (2004),The Middle East: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, vol. 1,Greenwood Press, p. 7,ISBN 0-313-32923-0.
^Weightman, Barbara A. (2011),Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia (3 ed.),John Wiley & Sons, p. 266,ISBN 978-0-470-87628-2.
^Oxford Business Group (2007),The Report: Emerging Saudi Arabia 2007, Oxford Business Group, p. 114,ISBN 978-1-902339-66-5{{citation}}:|author= has generic name (help) ("The Kingdom has no rivers, lakes or any permanent body of standing water...").
^Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000),The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia, vol. 1,University of Hawaii Press, p. 582,ISBN 978-0-8248-2265-1.
^Ridgell, Reilly (1995),Pacific Nations and Territories: the Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia (3 ed.), Bess Press, p. 79,ISBN 1-57306-006-2.
^Ridgell 1995, p. 92.
^Encyclopædia Britannica – Tonga
^"Tuvalu",The World Factbook,Central Intelligence Agency, May 26, 2011, retrievedJune 27, 2011.
^臭水鴨涌河掃進歷史垃圾箱 – 青茂口岸帶動景觀交通大變革(in Chinese)
^Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 414.
^Green, Richard;Commonwealth Secretariat (2006),The Commonwealth Yearbook 2006, Nexus Strategic Partnerships Ltd., p. 404,ISBN 978-0-9549629-4-4.
^Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 405.
^"Water Suppliers in the Cayman Islands – Water Authority Cayman".waterauthority.ky. Retrieved13 April 2018.
^National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2006),Pub. 120 Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Ocean (4 ed.), ProStar Publications, p. 307,ISBN 1-57785-663-5.

External links

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"GEONet Names Server".National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. RetrievedJune 25, 2021.,GEOnet Names Server

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